Dictionary definitions of xenophobia include: "deep-rooted, irrational hatred towards foreigners" (Oxford English Dictionary; OED), and "unreasonable fear or hatred of the unfamiliar" (Webster's).[5] The word comes from the Greek word (xenos), meaning "strange", "foreigner", and φόβος (phobos), meaning "fear"

TWO FORMS
The first is a population group present within a society that is not considered part of that society. Often they are recent immigrants, but xenophobia may be directed against a group which has been present for centuries, or became part of this society through conquest and territorial expansion. This form of xenophobia can elicit or facilitate hostile and violent reactions, such as mass expulsion of immigrants, pogroms or in other cases, genocide.

The second form of xenophobia is primarily cultural, and the objects of the phobia are cultural elements which are considered alien. All cultures are subject to external influences, but cultural xenophobia is often narrowly directed, for instance, at foreign loan words in a national language. It rarely leads to aggression against individual persons, but can result in political campaigns for cultural or linguistic purification. In addition, entirely xenophobic societies tend not to be open to interactions from anything "outside" themselves, resulting in isolationism that can further increase xenophobia.

The following are ways one would develop a general and more often a specific type of xenophobia:

A physically, emotional, or economically negative experience with a particular group which is then over-generalized to all members of that group.
Classical conditioning, that is when someone is conditioned to having a fear or repulse from aliens generally, or, from specific group. Ways to instill it would be dehumanization, mostly by propaganda, for example: a video containing group members shown distorted, erroneous, and in proportional phases of horror sounding.
Imitating others, mainly those that are close to the individual, or, in many cases, societal norms of a nation.

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Thanks for sharing this

You are all welcome. I had to share. I didn't know the meaning before so I decided to do a little research, then share the findings with everyone here.

very thoughtful of you OP, needs to be moved to the front page!

Yes Mod pls do the needful na.
Abi u too are from D xenophobic SA?

FP plzz, dis is good, someone like me don learn something today oo...gaskiya I no sabi d word before but I dey follow dem talkam but I don sabi am now. Tank u wella.

Which brings the question: Is Oba Akiolu xenophobic?

Ok

Wow good job! I didn't even know the meaning until now, but I percieved it was an injustice againt ppl. Weldone

sannu da kokari Op

Educative

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sensible and sensitive....

welldone, op

ehen... now lemme go back to all those south africa thread.. op thnk u I'm coming..

Thanks I didn't know the meaning too. #sad

bisten14:
Yes Mod pls do the needful na.
Abi u too are from D xenophobic SA?

u don dey steal name abi Lol, bisten / bastien

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for me im homophobic..

aristocrazzy:
Which brings the question: Is Oba Akiolu xenophobic?

I think so

What is the cause of this xenophobia?

I never knew. Tnx for educating us on this.

this is so great ..thanks op